Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory

by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 67,774 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828

This first volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi includes preliminary information on Alchemy including initiation of a discpiple, laboratory setup, mercurial operations and commonly used technical terms. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancient Indian alchemy and chem...

Part 2 - Measures of weight

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The following technical terms and synonyms are used as measures of weight in Rasashastra:

6 anus (molecules)	make one	triti.
6 tritis	make one	liksha.
6 likshas	make one	juka.
6 jukas	make one	sarshapa (mustard seed.)
6 sarshapas	make one	java (barley seed.)
6 javas	make one	gunja or racti.
2 gunjas	make one	nispava.
3 gunjas	make one	balla.
2 ballas	make one	masha.
2 mashas	make one	dharana.
2 dharanas	make one	niska, shana, kala, or tanka.
2 niskas	make one	kola, bataka, or gadyana.
2 kolas	make one	tola or karsha (synonyms: udumbara, panitala, subarna, kabaragraha, aksha, and bidalabadaka).
2 karshas	make one	shukti.
2 shuktis or 4 tolas	make one	pala, musti, prakuncha, or vilba.
2 palas	make one	prasrita.
2 prasritas	make one	kudaba or anjali.
2 kudabas	make one	manika or sharaba.
2 manikas	make one	prastha (64 tolas, or one seer.)
2 prasthas	make one	shubha.
2 shubhas	make one	adhaka or patra.
4 adhakas	make one	drona, ghata, unmana, rashi, lalvana, armana, or kumbha.
100 palas	make one	tula (400 tolas.)
2000 palas	make one	bhara.
2 dronas	make one	surpa.
2 surpas	make one	droni, bahi, or goni.
4 dronis or gonis	make one	khari.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Measures of weight’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.

Last Updated: 29 June, 2018